2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 893

CHAPTER NUMBER: 428
EMERGENCY BILL File Code: Elections
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Frick, Ivey, Howard, Kaiser, Walker, and Stukes
Entitled:
Election Law - Voting Systems - Requirements

Synopsis:

Specifying that requirements for the selection and certification of a statewide voting system are subject to specified provisions of law; requiring the State Board of Elections to take specified actions if at the time of procurement of a voting system there is not commercially available a voting system that satisfies specified requirements; requiring the State Board to select and certify a voting system that satisfies specified requirements with specified exceptions; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/12
First Reading Ways and Means
2/16
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/26
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/27 (Delegate Eckardt) Adopted
3/24
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (103-32)
4/8
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (111-26)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/9
Hearing 4/9 at 3:00 p.m.
4/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/7
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/7
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 428

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate C. William Frick, District 16
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate John A. Olszewski, Jr., District 6
Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44
Delegate Jay Walker, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental
Elections, State Board of
Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
Inspections -see also- Motor Vehicle Inspection
Laboratories
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
Notices
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Voting -see also- Ballots; Elections

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Election Law
( 9-101 , 9-102 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 375669/01     Offered on: March 26, 2009   at: 6:07 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 334630/01     Offered on: April 10, 2009   at: 11:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 2009: Third Reading Passed (103-32)
April 8, 2009: Third Reading Passed (111-26)
Senate
April 7, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)